Women and politics: Too emotional?
Source: International Policy Digest
By Becca Blaser,
In a recent Twitter exchange, a female journalist stated that United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her “frequent crying” reinforce stereotypes that women are too emotional for politics. The journalist was seemingly referring to the representative’s emotional reactions to various human rights violations at the border she had previously witnessed. Regardless of how emotional Representative Ocasio-Cortez became, what was most striking is that a woman said this. The situation poses the question: how many other women – and American citizens in general – feel this way?
A recent study from Georgetown University claims that 1 in 8 Americans think women are not as emotionally suited as men to serve in a political office. Although these proportions are significantly less than previous years, this opinion still constitutes a vast number of Americans who may hinder women from gaining political office.
Click here to read the full article published by International Policy Digest on 22 November 2019.
By Becca Blaser,
In a recent Twitter exchange, a female journalist stated that United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her “frequent crying” reinforce stereotypes that women are too emotional for politics. The journalist was seemingly referring to the representative’s emotional reactions to various human rights violations at the border she had previously witnessed. Regardless of how emotional Representative Ocasio-Cortez became, what was most striking is that a woman said this. The situation poses the question: how many other women – and American citizens in general – feel this way?
A recent study from Georgetown University claims that 1 in 8 Americans think women are not as emotionally suited as men to serve in a political office. Although these proportions are significantly less than previous years, this opinion still constitutes a vast number of Americans who may hinder women from gaining political office.
Click here to read the full article published by International Policy Digest on 22 November 2019.